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we saw a pause from the president and from the united states. and the concern at every dinner table in this city, also, was oh, we have to be very careful. remember, saudi arabia. and then finally somebody said -- saudi arabia! and realized that we're in a world where principle is strategy for the first time. so who should be the president of the united states, you know? i mean, until you have either bull worth or a country willing to elect somebody like dennis cococinch. i'll likely vote for president obama again. i'm an optimist and i know that he did inherit a terrible situation from not only president bush, but prior to that as well. but it's not -- voting isn't a happy occasion and it should be. and i think that barack obama is as capable of being a great president as anybody that we've got walking. >> he inherited one of the worst economic hospitals imaginable and he's struggled to deal with that. when you have 10% of americans out of work and this is a crisis we haven't seen in our lifetime. many people feel frustrated that he hadn't deli
we saw a pause from the president and from the united states. and the concern at every dinner table in this city, also, was oh, we have to be very careful. remember, saudi arabia. and then finally somebody said -- saudi arabia! and realized that we're in a world where principle is strategy for the first time. so who should be the president of the united states, you know? i mean, until you have either bull worth or a country willing to elect somebody like dennis cococinch. i'll likely vote for...
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. >> ambassador, you represent the united states on the national transitional council, clearly a success for the force that was there. but there is this question mark over wlm moammar gadhafi died on the way to the hospital over injuries that he sustained and whether he was executed. do you know the answer to that question and i guess the other question i'd ask you is, do you care? >> i care about one thing. that gadhafi is no more alive, no more alive to kill more people. that's the great news to me. the way, how he was killed, this is something else. the libyan people, i can assure to you, and the ntc, they want him alive. they want the libyan people to have the chance to ask him questions and i think even the americans want to see him alive to ask him questions about what happened to the americans who are being killed by the terrorist. and you can see that he was bleeding when the first time we saw his redo of the photo after the captures. >> ambassador, thank you very much. >> yeah, to me -- >> thank you very much, ambassador. >> yeah. thank you very much. okay. >>> joining me now fo
. >> ambassador, you represent the united states on the national transitional council, clearly a success for the force that was there. but there is this question mark over wlm moammar gadhafi died on the way to the hospital over injuries that he sustained and whether he was executed. do you know the answer to that question and i guess the other question i'd ask you is, do you care? >> i care about one thing. that gadhafi is no more alive, no more alive to kill more people. that's...
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states, and i want to be president of the united states right now. >> you're a straight talker? >> yeah. >> we're 18 months away, it's a long time in politics. i don't believe this is 100% closed to you, and i don't think you could look me in the eye, given everything that's going on, and say, piers, i'm 100% certain i'm not going to run, can you? >> you're wrong. i'm 100% certain i'm not going to run. >> let me rephrase the question. >> sure. >> you're 100% certain you won't run this time. are you 100% certain you won't run in 2016? >> there are so many variables to that, piers, i couldn't say i'm 100% certain. >> give me a percentage. >> i couldn't. >> we're going to go to a break. when we come back, i'm going to ask you what you feel guilty about, as a catholic boy. you were a high flyer here? >> sophomore class, junior class. >> even when you're saying that, your chest is popping out? >> sure, winning beats losing, piers. 's been 3 weeks. so, i used my citi simplicity card to pick up a few things. and i don't have to worry about a late fee. which is good... no! bigger! bigge
states, and i want to be president of the united states right now. >> you're a straight talker? >> yeah. >> we're 18 months away, it's a long time in politics. i don't believe this is 100% closed to you, and i don't think you could look me in the eye, given everything that's going on, and say, piers, i'm 100% certain i'm not going to run, can you? >> you're wrong. i'm 100% certain i'm not going to run. >> let me rephrase the question. >> sure. >> you're...
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what's it like having a brother and a dad who have both been president of the united states? >> it's different. i mean -- >> only about four people can answer that question, in history. >> i don't know if john quincy adams had a son, but -- or a brother, excuse me. it's been interesting to have a front row seat, watching history unfold. it's been painful to see people you love being attacked when you know it's unfair or untrue. >> it must be, occasionally, almost unbearable pressure to be in a family where not one, but two of them have been president. hard for everybody. >> hard personally. hard to watch it and know, you know, love your -- i'm not objective. i'm not like some kind of objective analyst, a talking head on television, about my mom -- the about my dad or my brother. so that part was hard. but it was fantastic to see them up close, making decisions, and see how focused -- my dad, particularly, because my children were his first grandchildren, and they -- even though, you know, he was in the midst of preparing for operation desert storm, for example, he would not m
what's it like having a brother and a dad who have both been president of the united states? >> it's different. i mean -- >> only about four people can answer that question, in history. >> i don't know if john quincy adams had a son, but -- or a brother, excuse me. it's been interesting to have a front row seat, watching history unfold. it's been painful to see people you love being attacked when you know it's unfair or untrue. >> it must be, occasionally, almost...
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so who should be the president of the united states, you know? i mean, until you have either bull worth or a country willing to elect somebody like dennis kucinich, then i'm wondering if it is not all theater to inspire the people to fix this thing. i will very likely vote for president obama again. i am an optimist, and i know he did inherit a terrible situation from not only president bush, but from prior to that as well. but, it is not -- it is not -- voting is not a happy occasion and it should be. i think that, that barack obama is as capable of being a great president as anybody that we have got walking. >> i mean, inherited one of the worst economic parcels imaginable, and he's struggled to deal with that. when you have 10% of americans out of work and this is a crisis we haven't seen in our lifetime. many people feel frustrated that he hadn't delivered on the promise. i feel as a dispassionate outsider, that was that was a big promise to try to deliver on. he was seen as the kind of political messiah, so expectation was far too high, give
so who should be the president of the united states, you know? i mean, until you have either bull worth or a country willing to elect somebody like dennis kucinich, then i'm wondering if it is not all theater to inspire the people to fix this thing. i will very likely vote for president obama again. i am an optimist, and i know he did inherit a terrible situation from not only president bush, but from prior to that as well. but, it is not -- it is not -- voting is not a happy occasion and it...
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you can't micromanage being president of the united states of america. you have to have people that understand your philosophy and who are able to execute some of the strategies and things that you want to do. >> we're talking philosophy. i want to take a short break and come back to you, take you right back to where it all started for you, herman cain, the kind of background that you had i think drives you today. >> yes. [ male announcer ] this is larry... whose long day starts with arthritis pain... and a choice. take tylenol arthritis and maybe up to six in a day... or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. happy chopping. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. mathis team of guinea pigs to ty boanso to save some y, d inea pig: row...row. they genatectry, wch le me rf t. guinea pig: row...row.took one, 8 months to get the guin: ..row.ow...row. they genatectry, wch le me rf t. lile cbby one to yell row! guineaig: ro's kof strange. guinig: row...row. such a simple word... row. anncr: t an easierayof strange. save. get online.
you can't micromanage being president of the united states of america. you have to have people that understand your philosophy and who are able to execute some of the strategies and things that you want to do. >> we're talking philosophy. i want to take a short break and come back to you, take you right back to where it all started for you, herman cain, the kind of background that you had i think drives you today. >> yes. [ male announcer ] this is larry... whose long day starts...
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you can't micromanage being president of the united states of america. you have to have people that understand your philosophy and who are able to execute some of the strategies and things that you want to do. >> we're talking philosophy. i want to take a short break and come back to you, take you right back to where it all started for you, herman cain, the kind of background that you had i think drives you today. >> yes. [ male announcer ] it's true... consumers er wanchai ferry orange chicken... over p.f. chang's home menu orange chicken women men and uh pandas... elbows mmm [ male announcer ] wanchai ferry, try it yourself. [ gnome ] awwwwwwww. i just feel bloody awful. she told tiffany, stephanie, jenny and becky that she was coming to a place like this! but somebody didn't book with travelocity, with 24/7 customer support to help move them to the pool daddy promised! look at me, i'm swimming! ♪ [ gnome ] somebody, get her a pony! [ female announcer ] the travelocity guarantee. if your booking's not right, we'll help make it right, right away. from
you can't micromanage being president of the united states of america. you have to have people that understand your philosophy and who are able to execute some of the strategies and things that you want to do. >> we're talking philosophy. i want to take a short break and come back to you, take you right back to where it all started for you, herman cain, the kind of background that you had i think drives you today. >> yes. [ male announcer ] it's true... consumers er wanchai ferry...
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including the assassination of diplomats here in the united states, washington, d.c., specifically, or are they going to stand with the international community who stands for the rule of law and justice? and this is their chance. this is an opportunity for the rest of the world to stop putting pressure on these two actors who have very self-serving reasons not to have sanctions on iran, to do the right thing. this is their chance to do the rest of the world and say we've got to stop this kind of behavior. that's the short-term goal of the administration. then secondly, those activities in iraq and afghanistan that are directly leading to the deaths of u.s. soldiers, i think we need to be more aggressive about dealing with that. >> i mean, what was extraordinary was the brazen nature of this. the instructions were that it should happen maybe in a washington restaurant packed full of potentially american citizens as well and if, you know, dozen, hundreds of people got killed, it didn't matter. it's an extraordinary situation to emerge today. >> what we see is iran has become more braz
including the assassination of diplomats here in the united states, washington, d.c., specifically, or are they going to stand with the international community who stands for the rule of law and justice? and this is their chance. this is an opportunity for the rest of the world to stop putting pressure on these two actors who have very self-serving reasons not to have sanctions on iran, to do the right thing. this is their chance to do the rest of the world and say we've got to stop this kind...
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the president of the united states is watching it as well. the president, president obama, announcing just a little while ago that he has a statement he'd like to read, he'd like us to read. let me read the statement from the president of the united states. michelle and i are saddened to learn of the passing of steve jobs. steve was among the greatest of american innovators. brave enough to think different differently. bold enough to believe he could change the world. and talented enough to do it. by building one of the planet's most successful companies from his garage, he exemplified the spirit of american ingenuity. by making computers personal, he made the information not only accessible but intuitive and fun. he has brought joy to millions of children and grown-ups alike. steve was fond of saying he lived every day like it was his last. because he did, he transformed our lives, redefined entire industry, and achieved one of the rarest feats in human history. he changed the way each of us sees the world. finally, the president added, the
the president of the united states is watching it as well. the president, president obama, announcing just a little while ago that he has a statement he'd like to read, he'd like us to read. let me read the statement from the president of the united states. michelle and i are saddened to learn of the passing of steve jobs. steve was among the greatest of american innovators. brave enough to think different differently. bold enough to believe he could change the world. and talented enough to do...
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you might be president of the united states of america. so your views on these things become exexponentially, massive more important. they become a directive to the nation. >> no, they don't. i can have an opinion on an issue without it being a directive on the nation. the government shouldn't be trying to tell people everything to do, especially when it comes to social decisions that they need to make. >> that's a very interesting departure. >> yes. >> from the normal politics. >> exactly. >> you got into hot water about the whole issue of muslims in a potential cabinet. >> yes. >> and you kind of flip-flopped a bit. i think you would concede, you've backtracked? >> you media people call it flip-flopping. >> what would you call it? >> i call it explaining the intent of my comment. >> backtracking. >> well, you either flip-flop or backtrack. all right? it's either all or nothing. >> initially it appeared to be that you were saying you wouldn't feel comfortable, your words, with having a muslim in a cabinet -- >> exactly. and this is an exa
you might be president of the united states of america. so your views on these things become exexponentially, massive more important. they become a directive to the nation. >> no, they don't. i can have an opinion on an issue without it being a directive on the nation. the government shouldn't be trying to tell people everything to do, especially when it comes to social decisions that they need to make. >> that's a very interesting departure. >> yes. >> from the normal...
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>> i think it's the greatest accomplishment that the united states ever came up with. i think it's magnificent. because he's not only an african-american, but he's -- you know, i've always respected intellectual people. and he's an intellect. >> he's intelligent. >> he's highly -- he's more than intelligent. he's very bright. highly bright. and i love the fact that this great country, it's a great step for humanity, for the world to learn that even though i love this country more than anything that could ever happen, it's kind of ahead of all the other countries, because instead of one philosophy, it has many. it has a great palette to choose from. that only happens in the united states. >> very courageous of you to do what you did personally in the '60s, to go on those marches. it was a contentious thing to do. what was driving you at the time? >> it's a dream of mine that some day the world will pick themselves up by their boot straps and better themselves, walk toward humanity, realize what a gift it is to be alive and to be on this planet. what a gift it is that we
>> i think it's the greatest accomplishment that the united states ever came up with. i think it's magnificent. because he's not only an african-american, but he's -- you know, i've always respected intellectual people. and he's an intellect. >> he's intelligent. >> he's highly -- he's more than intelligent. he's very bright. highly bright. and i love the fact that this great country, it's a great step for humanity, for the world to learn that even though i love this country...
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i mean, what if there are terrorist attacks in the united states. there are all kind of factors that may enter into the election that we have yet, we can't major don't imagine. strictly, if the election is fought, strictly on the economy and the economy is the way it is now, i think when it comes to a general debate between barack obama and whoever the republican nominee is that the republican nominee is not going to look good because they don't have anything to say. obama has made, what seems to me, a clearly sensible proposal of a large short term stimulus to create demand in the economy. we are suffering from inadequate demand. it is a classic case where the government steps in. the responsible way is to have a short term stimulus and actually seem to be or actually sorting out our long term entitlements problem. but obama's proposal is in the water in congress. is it because republicans have, they don't like it. the republican nominee isn't going to like it. what is he going to say. they say okay, mitt romney, you disapprove of barack obama's pl
i mean, what if there are terrorist attacks in the united states. there are all kind of factors that may enter into the election that we have yet, we can't major don't imagine. strictly, if the election is fought, strictly on the economy and the economy is the way it is now, i think when it comes to a general debate between barack obama and whoever the republican nominee is that the republican nominee is not going to look good because they don't have anything to say. obama has made, what seems...